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East Turkestan Islamic Movement

DEFINITIONS OF: East Turkestan Islamic Movement

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n a group of Uighur Muslims fighting Chinese control of Xinjiang; declared by China in 2001 to be terrorists although there is a long history of cycles of insurgency and repression

Synonyms:
East Turkistan Islamic Movement
Example of:
FTO, foreign terrorist organization, terrorist group, terrorist organization
a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
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